Operational Intelligence: An Ontology for AI Integration in Defence Institutions
A conceptual ontology for reasoning about AI integration in defence institutions through distinct classes of cognitive and operational work.
01 / Method
What the research does
The paper derives four classes of cognitive primitives from public and unclassified sources and connects them to bounded institutional roles.
02 / Limitations
What the evidence does not establish
The ontology is conceptual. It does not establish deployment, procurement, certification, security accreditation or adoption by a defence institution.
03 / Institutional relevance
Why the research matters
Offers a disciplined vocabulary for separating types of institutional cognition before selecting models, workflows or control architectures.
04 / Full Paper
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05 / Citation & Provenance
Source record
- Suggested citation
- Umran Nayani. (2026). Operational Intelligence: An Ontology for AI Integration in Defence Institutions. SSRN Electronic Journal. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6344719
- SSRN record
- SSRN 6344719
- Publication status
- Working paper published on SSRN. It is not described here as peer reviewed.
- First-party provenance
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- Rights
- © Little Black Journal LLP / Umran Nayani. All rights reserved. This paper is made available for reading and personal reference. No additional reuse licence is granted unless expressly stated.
07 / Application
From research to institutional work
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